Murphy High School (North Carolina)

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Coordinates: 35°06′01″N 84°00′59″W / 35.1003°N 84.0163°W / 35.1003; -84.0163
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Murphy High School
Address
Map
234 High School Circle

Murphy, North Carolina
28906

United States
Coordinates35°06′01″N 84°00′59″W / 35.1003°N 84.0163°W / 35.1003; -84.0163
Information
TypePublic
School districtCherokee County Schools
CEEB code342825
PrincipalWendy Leatherwood
Staff34.16 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment431 (2023–24)[2]
Student to teacher ratio13.93[1]
Color(s)Black and gold
  
Team nameBulldogs
Websitemhs.cherokee.k12.nc.us

Murphy High School (MHS) is a public high school in Murphy, North Carolina. It serves grades 9–12 and is one of only three high schools in the Cherokee County Schools system.[3]

History[edit]

The original Murphy High School was built in 1925.

The original Murphy High School building was constructed in 1925.[4] The current campus opened in 1956 on 219 acres as Murphy Senior High School.[5] Construction cost $259,143.[6] As of 2007 the school had a full-time teaching staff of 42 teachers giving an average of 12 students per teacher.[3][7] It has a GreatSchools rating of 5/10 and an average community rating of 4/5 stars.[8] In the 2023-24 school year, 431 students were enrolled. The school has a capacity of 746 students.[2]

In May 2020, the Cherokee County Board of Education voted to consolidate Andrews, Murphy, and Hiwassee Dam High Schools. In September 2022, a grant of $50 million was given to the school system for this purpose, but in January 2023 new members of the Cherokee County Board of Education voted to return the money instead.[9]

“Practically all of Murphy High School is in need of dramatic repairs and improvements or a complete replacement altogether,” the Cherokee Scout newspaper wrote in 2023.[10]

Murphy High was voted as the best school in Cherokee County in the Scout's 2023 Readers' Choice awards.[11]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Murphy High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Foster, Randy (2023-09-06). "Overcrowded with campuses". Cherokee Scout. Murphy, N.C.: Community Newspapers, Inc. p. 9A.
  3. ^ a b "Murphy High School - School Home". Cherokeecounty.nc.schoolwebpages.com. 2011-08-19. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
  4. ^ "Rapid Educational Development Of Cherokee County". Cherokee Scout. Murphy, NC. 1929-11-08. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  5. ^ McKeever, Mrs. Hobart (1961-01-29). "Cherokee County Shows Greatest Progress During 1950-60 Decade". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. 77. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  6. ^ "Murphy's New High School To Be Finished Early In '57". Cherokee Scout. Murphy, NC. 1956-08-02. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  7. ^ "Murphy,Elementary School,Cherokee County, North Carolina". Psk12.com. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
  8. ^ "Murphy High School - Murphy, North Carolina - NC - School overview". Greatschools.org. 2010-09-07. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
  9. ^ Putnam, Jared (2023-01-10). "County officially turns down grant". Cherokee Scout. Murphy, N.C.: Community Newspapers, Inc.
  10. ^ Brown, David (2023-10-24). "A lost local educational opportunity". Cherokee Scout. Murphy, North Carolina: Community Newspapers, Inc. p. 4A.
  11. ^ "Readers' Choice 2023". Cherokee Scout. Murphy, N.C.: Community Newspapers, Inc. 2023-11-01.
  12. ^ "State Championship Results by Year". Carolina Gridiron.
  13. ^ Carl Pickens Stats. Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  14. ^ Autoharp. University of Illinois Archives. Retrieved Jul 29, 2020.
  15. ^ Quinones-Belian, Anngee (2023-11-01). "Having a ball reuniting in The Ballroom". Cherokee Scout. Murphy, N.C.: Community Newspapers, Inc. p. 8A.

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